Elon Musk’s rocket maker SpaceX has acquired his artificial intelligence startup xAI in a deal that will value the company at $1.25 trillion, CNBC’s David Faber confirmed Tuesday. The record-setting deal is the largest merger of all time and values SpaceX at $1 trillion and xAI at $250 billion, according to documents viewed by CNBC….
Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen and Greenland’s Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen hold each other as they leave the venue after a meeting in Nuuk, Greenland, on January 23, 2026. Jonathan Nackstrand | Afp | Getty Images Greenland Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen on Wednesday issued a defiant message on the Arctic island’s future, while Denmark warned…
A flag with the CSG NV logo during the listing of their company at Euronext Amsterdam in Amsterdam, Netherlands, on Friday, Jan. 23, 2026. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Shares of Czech-based defense firm Czechoslovak Group (CSG) soared over 30% on its stock market debut on Friday, underscoring sustained investor interest in defense companies…
Greenland’s Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen holds a press conference in Nuuk, Greenland, Jan. 22, 2026. Marko Djurica | Reuters Greenland Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen said in a press conference Thursday he doesn’t know what’s in the “framework” deal that President Donald Trump announced after meeting with NATO’s leader a day earlier. But Nielsen stressed that…
Danish soldiers walk across the frozen tarmac after arriving at Nuuk airport, Greenland, on January 19, 2026. The Danish Defense will continue the increased presence with exercise activities together with a number of NATO allies in and around Greenland in 2026. Mads Claus Rasmussen | Afp | Getty Images U.S. President Donald Trump has dismissed…
A Royal Danish Air Force (RDAF) Lockheed C-130J Super Hercules is parked on the tarmak at Nuuk international airport on January 15, 2026 in Nuuk, Greenland, the day after it arrived transporting Danish military personnel. Alessandro Rampazzo | Afp | Getty Images Several NATO members are deploying small numbers of troops to Greenland for a…
U.S. Vice President JD Vance (L) and Secretary of State Marco Rubio join President Donald Trump and French President Emmanuel Macron in the Oval Office at the White House on February 24, 2025 in Washington, DC. Chip Somodevilla | Getty Images News | Getty Images The Trump administration is poised for crunch talks with Greenlandic…
WASHINGTON — When a 37-year-old mother of three was fatally shot by an immigration agent Wednesday morning, driving in her Minneapolis neighborhood after dropping her son off at school, the Trump administration’s response was swift. The victim was to blame for her own death — acting as a “professional agitator,” a “domestic terrorist,” possibly trained to use…
The Department of Homeland Security’s deployment of more than 2,000 Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers and agents—the largest such enforcement action in U.S. history—turned fatal on Wednesday when an ICE officer shot and killed a 37-year-old woman in Minneapolis. The shooting was just one of several fatal incidents since ICE ramped up its mass deportation…
A 3D-printed miniature model of U.S. President-elect Donald Trump and the Greenland flag are seen in this illustration taken January 15, 2025. Dado Ruvic | Reuters Greenland’s icy landscape may not match its name, but its potential value certainly does. President Donald Trump is, once again, openly pining for the U.S. to take over Greenland….